Recs if you like How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity...

an introduction to various artistic traditions throughout europe and asia, as well as a general guide to getting started with art history. recommendations are very welcome, as always!

note: books are mostly grouped according to period/tradition, but there are inevitable outliers

Let's learn a little bit about a lot. Nonfiction in the niche, unique, or not-commonly-discussed topics.

Non-fiction books about the renaissance. Books written during or leading up to the renaissance. and fiction books set during the renaissance.

Books about or stories of women in history, fictional, real, or in-between!

Nonfiction books about the Italian renaissance